RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Least educated, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Warren County, GAGA5,2694.2%−47%

02Marion County, GAGA7,6764.6%−48%

03Echols County, GAGA3,6854.7%−43%

04Twiggs County, GAGA7,5974.8%−12%

05Johnson County, GAGA9,3104.9%−37%

06Long County, GAGA21,5575.2%−11%

07Glascock County, GAGA3,1415.3%−18%

08Lanier County, GAGA10,6235.4%−39%

09Murray County, GAGA41,6075.5%−24%

10Webster County, GAGA2,3695.5%−39%

11Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6625.6%−33%

12Crawford County, GAGA12,2065.7%−17%

13Heard County, GAGA12,1495.7%−21%

14Brantley County, GAGA18,9365.8%−7%

15Chattooga County, GAGA25,3005.9%−23%

16Randolph County, GAGA6,1566.0%−37%

17Jefferson County, GAGA15,0116.2%−32%

18Worth County, GAGA20,0596.3%−27%

19Pierce County, GAGA20,7646.3%−37%

20Treutlen County, GAGA6,4666.3%−25%

21Atkinson County, GAGA8,4546.4%−8%

22Banks County, GAGA21,2736.4%−26%

23Charlton County, GAGA13,1216.4%+1%

24Tattnall County, GAGA24,3766.5%−18%

25Cook County, GAGA18,2326.5%−20%

26Bacon County, GAGA11,0706.6%−1%

27Meriwether County, GAGA21,5166.7%−38%

28Clinch County, GAGA6,8476.7%−36%

29Polk County, GAGA45,5146.8%−15%

30Hancock County, GAGA8,6826.8%−30%

31Talbot County, GAGA5,7097.1%−10%

32Taylor County, GAGA7,8187.1%−17%

33Turner County, GAGA8,9837.2%−32%

34Butts County, GAGA27,2187.2%−16%

35Quitman County, GAGA2,2547.3%+19%

36Haralson County, GAGA33,0667.5%−17%

37Berrien County, GAGA18,9327.5%−20%

38Wilcox County, GAGA8,7977.6%+9%

39Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0997.6%−21%

40Paulding County, GAGA190,9967.6%−50%

41Effingham County, GAGA74,3977.6%−44%

42Jenkins County, GAGA8,8437.7%−29%

43Grady County, GAGA26,5907.7%−27%

44Mitchell County, GAGA20,4677.8%−15%

45Fannin County, GAGA26,1117.8%−25%

46Seminole County, GAGA9,1627.8%−9%

47Stewart County, GAGA4,6318.0%−14%

48Elbert County, GAGA20,0728.0%−19%

49Schley County, GAGA4,5938.0%−42%

50Dodge County, GAGA19,6638.0%−31%

51Dade County, GAGA16,1548.0%−26%

52Catoosa County, GAGA69,6288.1%−41%

53Lincoln County, GAGA8,1128.2%−19%

54Appling County, GAGA19,1008.2%−3%

55Miller County, GAGA5,8128.2%−27%

56Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2198.3%−12%

57Irwin County, GAGA9,0208.3%−16%

58Walker County, GAGA70,2508.4%−17%

59Screven County, GAGA14,4088.6%−16%

60Wheeler County, GAGA7,5708.6%+20%

61Telfair County, GAGA11,1958.6%+3%

62Gilmer County, GAGA33,8948.6%−33%

63Dawson County, GAGA35,3658.6%−52%

64Evans County, GAGA11,0288.6%−4%

65McIntosh County, GAGA11,9898.7%−22%

66Greene County, GAGA21,3678.8%−50%

67Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6508.8%−8%

68Pickens County, GAGA37,1679.0%−43%

69Jackson County, GAGA99,2659.0%−23%

70Bartow County, GAGA120,8009.0%−36%

71Upson County, GAGA28,5009.0%−21%

72Emanuel County, GAGA23,1479.1%−10%

73Brooks County, GAGA16,1019.1%−19%

74Hart County, GAGA28,6399.1%−33%

75Gordon County, GAGA61,7019.2%−13%

76Terrell County, GAGA8,6569.2%−14%

77Barrow County, GAGA99,7739.2%−15%

78Pike County, GAGA20,9329.3%−34%

79Early County, GAGA10,4559.4%−26%

80Walton County, GAGA112,6969.4%−28%

81Baker County, GAGA2,7259.4%−12%

82Franklin County, GAGA25,9489.5%−9%

83Dooly County, GAGA11,1569.5%−1%

84Newton County, GAGA125,5839.5%−35%

85Burke County, GAGA24,4089.6%+1%

86Wayne County, GAGA32,4819.6%−17%

87Madison County, GAGA32,9199.7%−11%

88Washington County, GAGA19,4539.8%−7%

89Candler County, GAGA11,2759.9%−3%

90Colquitt County, GAGA47,43810.0%−12%

91Crisp County, GAGA19,23710.0%−22%

92Lamar County, GAGA20,94110.0%−11%

93Montgomery County, GAGA8,63510.1%−25%

94Macon County, GAGA11,75610.1%+1%

95Union County, GAGA27,85910.1%−19%

96Calhoun County, GAGA5,41310.1%−13%

97Bleckley County, GAGA12,86610.3%−18%

98McDuffie County, GAGA21,64010.4%−11%

99Ware County, GAGA36,90610.4%−9%

100Wilkes County, GAGA9,54010.4%−13%

101Henry County, GAGA264,92210.7%−45%

102Pulaski County, GAGA10,17210.7%−17%

103Jasper County, GAGA17,63210.8%−6%

104Morgan County, GAGA22,09511.0%−41%

105Spalding County, GAGA70,77511.1%−11%

106Coffee County, GAGA44,40711.1%+11%

107Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17811.1%−37%

108Clay County, GAGA2,81511.2%+11%

109Toombs County, GAGA27,54511.4%−10%

110Towns County, GAGA13,28511.4%−35%

111Rabun County, GAGA17,76411.6%−34%

112Putnam County, GAGA23,72211.7%−19%

113Decatur County, GAGA29,43211.7%−4%

114Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.8%−39%

115Jones County, GAGA29,17112.0%−20%

116Laurens County, GAGA51,04112.0%−17%

117Whitfield County, GAGA106,21212.0%−6%

118Habersham County, GAGA50,41612.0%−24%

119Douglas County, GAGA154,29312.0%−37%

120Carroll County, GAGA131,03612.0%−27%

121Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41512.8%−18%

122Monroe County, GAGA32,02312.9%−24%

123Stephens County, GAGA27,85413.1%−7%

124Coweta County, GAGA160,24013.3%−36%

125Baldwin County, GAGA44,02913.3%−17%

126Thomas County, GAGA46,36813.4%−20%

127Liberty County, GAGA70,31313.4%−8%

128Camden County, GAGA60,14313.5%−16%

129White County, GAGA29,80213.6%−12%

130Harris County, GAGA37,28013.6%−36%

131Troup County, GAGA72,84413.6%−24%

132Lee County, GAGA34,17913.7%−19%

133Floyd County, GAGA101,37813.7%−13%

134Tift County, GAGA42,25414.0%−10%

135Clayton County, GAGA297,47114.7%−12%

136Peach County, GAGA29,87715.2%−9%

137Hall County, GAGA226,56815.4%−18%

138Forsyth County, GAGA282,80515.6%−55%

139Sumter County, GAGA28,80115.9%−18%

140Houston County, GAGA178,21416.0%−19%

141Lowndes County, GAGA122,86716.3%−17%

142Muscogee County, GAGA202,17116.6%−18%

143Dougherty County, GAGA82,61617.0%−5%

144Bibb County, GAGA157,55617.0%−20%

145Richmond County, GAGA206,55917.3%−8%

146Rockdale County, GAGA98,41618.1%−22%

147Cherokee County, GAGA299,27318.4%−32%

148Chatham County, GAGA311,85518.6%−25%

149Glynn County, GAGA87,59919.9%−17%

150Bulloch County, GAGA86,94919.9%−22%

151Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46520.2%−19%

152Columbia County, GAGA169,18923.9%−25%

153Fayette County, GAGA125,15625.8%−29%

154Oconee County, GAGA44,89328.4%−29%

155Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09929.6%−13%

156Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79131.6%−24%

157DeKalb County, GAGA774,39432.7%−10%

158Cobb County, GAGA793,34533.0%−17%

159Clarke County, GAGA129,92137.5%−6%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES